โฒ 123 โผ Chinese imports plunge 30% to 40% after EU tax on small parcels (www.euronews.com) submitted 22 hours ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk 9 comments fedilink hide all child comments Since 1 July, the EU has levied a โฌ3 customs duty on parcels worth under โฌ150 and the measure is already biting as imports, especially from China, have slumped by 30% to 40%.
[+] Michal@programming.dev -18 points 21 hours ago (2 children) Plunge implies downward movement. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 33 points 21 hours ago* (1 child) Which... Is the case? the number of small parcels imported into the EU has fallen by 30 to 40% since the introduction of the tax. Between June and July, sales volumes slumped on Temu (-50%) and AliExpress (-37%). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Michal@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago Ok, i misunderstood the title. I though it meant plunged (from) 30 to 40, not plunged (by) 30 to 40 percent. With the two numbers, i interpreted that the value has changed from one to the other, not that it decreased by a range of values. It seemed more intuitive to me. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] huppakee@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago Did you expect the increased price would lead to increased demand? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 33 points 21 hours ago* (1 child) Which... Is the case? the number of small parcels imported into the EU has fallen by 30 to 40% since the introduction of the tax. Between June and July, sales volumes slumped on Temu (-50%) and AliExpress (-37%). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Michal@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago Ok, i misunderstood the title. I though it meant plunged (from) 30 to 40, not plunged (by) 30 to 40 percent. With the two numbers, i interpreted that the value has changed from one to the other, not that it decreased by a range of values. It seemed more intuitive to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Michal@programming.dev 2 points 11 hours ago Ok, i misunderstood the title. I though it meant plunged (from) 30 to 40, not plunged (by) 30 to 40 percent. With the two numbers, i interpreted that the value has changed from one to the other, not that it decreased by a range of values. It seemed more intuitive to me. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] huppakee@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago Did you expect the increased price would lead to increased demand? permalink fedilink source parent